Does Granite County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?

Yes - Granite County carries an MUA designation (index 61.4; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.

Which record sets Granite County's peak score of 15.0?

"Granite County" leads the active set (score 15.0; primary care; 3,347 people in the service area; ~1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/22/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.

Which other active designations sit under Granite County's severity reading?

After "Granite County", the next active names on this release are "Granite County", "GRANITE COUNTY CLINIC", "Granite County" and "GRANITE COUNTY CLINIC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Which federal pathways follow Granite County's high-severity geography?

Granite County's 6 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, eligibility follows the designated area and provider type, not merely the county line around "Granite County".

Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

MT · Healthcare shortage profile

Granite County, MT

Peak severity leads this reading: Granite County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 3,309.

Active HPSAs: 6
Population: 3,309
Peak shortage score: 15.0
MUA Index: 61.4

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Granite County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.

6
Active HPSA designations: 2
Primary-care shortages: 15
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 46%
US counties by volume

Few Census ZCTAs touch Granite County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Granite County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).

Intersecting ZCTA

Source: Census ZCTA–county relationship file joined to this portal's county FIPS set. As of 2026-08-15.

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Granite County, MT on its own pages , computed from the retained designation mirror as of 2026-08-15. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

Closing Granite County's active designations would take about 1.5 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1 primary care, 0.2 mental health, 0.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Granite County's 6 active designations are primary care.

Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
Peak HPSA score 15.0 sits below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.

Below-17 designations still count as shortages for program geography, but they do not clear the high-priority NHSC placement threshold on this release.

Corpus placement

Designated volume without a high-priority score

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Granite County carries 6 active designations, above 54% of real US counties. None of those scores clear HRSA's high-priority line of 17 on this release, so the page leads with severity reading rather than a national distribution chart.

State peer position. Granite County falls in the upper half of MT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 21 of 56. Ties share a rank.

Computed from current designated HPSA rows for every five-digit county FIPS. See the placement methodology.

Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 30039. Population: 3,309.

Below high-priority line

Granite County is designated, but no active score clears 17

6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 15.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated

MUA Index: 61.4

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 15.0

Mental Health 12.0

Dental 15.0

Current designated records only. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?

Highest-severity HPSA designations

All 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Granite County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Granite County	primary_care	15.0	designated	3,347
Granite County Clinic	dental	15.0	designated	5,933
Granite County	mental_health	12.0	designated	3,347
Granite County Clinic	mental_health	12.0	designated	5,933
Granite County	dental	12.0	designated	1,500
Granite County Clinic	primary_care	11.0	designated	1,804

Moderate-burden reading for Granite County

Peak severity leads this reading: Granite County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Granite County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and dental care: both scored 15.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 12.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.4, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Granite County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.

Granite County falls in the upper half of MT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 21 of 56. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.

Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Granite County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Granite County's active designations: about 1.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Primary care 1 FTE (64%) Dental 0.4 FTE (25%) Mental health 0.2 FTE (11%)

Counties near Granite County's primary score of 15.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “Granite County”).

Fairbanks North Star County, AK

15.0 primary score · 95,655 pop.

Putnam County, TN

15.0 primary score · 79,854 pop.

Jefferson County, OH

15.0 primary score · 65,249 pop.

Clark County, WA

15.0 primary score · 503,311 pop.

Trumbull County, OH

15.0 primary score · 201,977 pop.

Citrus County, FL

15.0 primary score · 153,843 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Granite County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?: Yes - Granite County carries an MUA designation (index 61.4; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
Which record sets Granite County's peak score of 15.0?: "Granite County" leads the active set (score 15.0; primary care; 3,347 people in the service area; ~1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/22/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
Which other active designations sit under Granite County's severity reading?: After "Granite County", the next active names on this release are "Granite County", "GRANITE COUNTY CLINIC", "Granite County" and "GRANITE COUNTY CLINIC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Granite County's high-severity geography?: Granite County's 6 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, eligibility follows the designated area and provider type, not merely the county line around "Granite County".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 30039. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) , BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) and BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_DH.csv (dental) — download the normalized export on our open data page. PlainHealthAccess is not affiliated with HRSA or any government agency.

HRSA Data Warehouse HPSA + MUA/P records for FIPS 30039 (Granite County, MT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.